MATUMBAMAN picks hero he is performed 5 occasions at TI11 for prime 3

Matu isn’t completed simply but.

The Western European area reigns supreme on the TI11 Playoffs with Team Liquid persevering with their sizzling streak.

Lasse “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen and Crew Liquid defeated Team Aster 2-1 in an exhilarating decrease bracket semifinal match. The win secured Liquid a top-three placement at TI11, and it additionally eradicated the ultimate non-Western European staff from the occasion.

Liquid finally relied on a daring safelane Evening Stalker choose by Matu to place Crew Aster away of their decider match.

Matu had solely performed the hero 5 occasions out of the 1,822 video games he’s performed in his illustrious Dota 2 profession, according to Dotabuff.

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Liquid’s Samuel “Boxi” Svahn was the clear MVP in recreation one of many match. Utilizing Marci’s mobility, Boxi shut down Du “Monet” Peng’s carry Sniper within the backside lane. He additionally was pivotal in Liquid’s staff fights, establishing his teammates for achievement.

Boxi constantly caught enemy heroes that have been barely misplaced and gave his squad a clear recreation one victory.

In recreation two, Aster evened the collection with their superior Pudge and Omniknight draft that caught Liquid without warning.

Zeng “Ori” Jiaoyang’s Pudge dominated the midlane and shut down Michael “miCKe” Vu’s Storm Spirit. Aster additionally took a major gold and expertise lead early within the recreation, which allowed the Chinese language staff to take management of the map.

Liquid tried to take down Ori’s Pudge, however Ze “Boboka” Zhibiao’s assist Omniknight would at all times are available in to avoid wasting his midlaner. By utilizing Omniknight’s Guardian Angel final, Ori’s Pudge was practically unkillable. With Ori and Boboka within the frontlines, Monet’s sniper was in a position to dish out the harm from a secure distance.

Within the decider recreation, Crew Liquid requested Matu what he wished to play as his final hero, and he shocked all of them by choosing Evening Stalker as a counter to the opposing Beastmaster and Drow Ranger.

Liquid utterly shut down Aster’s early-game aggression and teleported to the lanes each time stress got here from the Chinese language squad.

Matu then picked up the tempo throughout nighttime, along with his Evening Stalker chasing down and silencing Aster’s heroes in staff fights. With the imaginative and prescient benefit granted by Darkish Ascension, Liquid was in a position to choose their targets at will, typically chasing Monet’s Drow within the backline away to forestall her from standing robust and dealing harm.

Although Ludwig “zai” Wåhlberg’s Pangolier had a horrendous begin within the lane, he got here via with some clutch Rolling Thunders. These included two necessary ones that distracted Aster utterly by locking down the Dire jungle ramp entry to the Pit, securing Roshan for his staff.

Aster’s resolution to flex the Naga Siren to the assist place finally resulted of their cores struggling, with Ori’s Primal Beast and Li “Xxs” Jing’s Beastmaster down within the web value charts. In the meantime, Liquid’s Evening Stalker and Lina have been crusing excessive — miCKe ended the sport nearly doubling Monet’s web value, and it confirmed each time the 2 groups clashed.

Monet’s Drow was finally unable to ever correctly battle, and Aster might solely watch as Liquid ravaged their base and secured prime three for themselves.

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